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Detail - Hull 550

 
Status:FOUND
 
Original Name:TobyCurrent Name:Aurora
Hull No:550Home Port:Saunderstown, RI
Contracted By:H.O. HavemeyerCurrent Owner(s):John Chapin
Contract Date:11/9/1900Owner Since:1980
Class:15-FooterSail Number:
Sub-Class:Buzzards Bay 15
Original Rig:J&M
Current Rig:gaff
Original Price:$800Restored By:John & Scott Chapin
LOA:24 ft. 6 in.Maintained By:
LWL:15 ft. 0 in.Notes:
Beam:6 ft. 9 in.
Draft:2 ft. 2 in.
Designer:NGH
Other Resources:HCR
Gallery / Galleries:
 
Provenance:

OwnerYearsLocationBoat NameSail No.
H.O. Havemeyer  Toby 

This boat originally had a keel 1-1/2" deeper than normal. The damaged hull was used as a form for cold-molding a new boat. Aurora contains the last remaining pieces of 550. The Chapins modified her with a full keel and extended cockpit. She was re-launched in the Spring of 1983.





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